The Muppets Take Manhattan

Dir. Frank Oz. U.S., 1984, 94 mins. DCP. With Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Steve Whitmire. When the Muppets’ college revue is a big hit, they decide to take the show all the way to Broadway. Adjusting to the hustle and bustle of New York City, Kermit takes a job at a local restaurant while he searches for a producer. Filled with cameos by quintessential New Yorkers, such as Gregory Hines, Joan Rivers, James Coco, Brooke Shields, and Liza Minnelli, the movie ends with a fantastical and questionably genuine wedding between Kermit and Miss Piggy. Oz’s first solo-directed film is a dose of pure joy, a true gift to showtune lovers featuring some of the greatest songs in the Muppet canon and the beloved “Muppet Babies” sequence that spawned its own mini-franchise. Rated: G 

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